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By and by they saw for the second time a red glow in the south, and they knew that it came from the camp fires of Santa Anna. But it was now many miles north of the Rio Grande. Santa Anna was advancing. "He's pressin' forward fast," said the Panther, "an' his skirmishers are scourin' the plain ahead of him. We've got to keep a sharp lookout, because we may run into 'em at any time.
I was a little huffed at that, and I sez: 'It's considered a very beautiful color. 'Mebbe it is, sez he, 'but I never cared much for fireworks. 'What yer mean? sez I. 'Look here, Squire! sez he; 'I don't mind scourin' and rubbin' down a hoss that will stay the same color TWICE, but when he gets to playin' a kaladeoskope on me, I kick! 'Trot him out, sez I, beginnin' to feel queer.
I don't see what there's to be so tickled over, for my part! Jim Barlow's actin' like a regular simpleton. And he's mean, too. He's meaner 'n pussley, makin' everybody such a lot of trouble. Folks riding night and day to hunt for him some out scourin' round this very minute and him just stayin' away 'cause 'cause " "'Cause what, Alfaretta Babcock?" demanded Molly sternly.
"Your sainted mither! Niver, after that letter from ye the next night after her scourin' the city, a whimper more out of her " "I wrote I wrote they gimme a stamp I wrote how Where is she?" "A cousin had called ye sudden-like for sickness was how she put it.
There's bin no end a' sbirros them's the pleecemen, you know miss scourin' the country after them; but don't look so scared-like, cushla, for they ain't found 'em yet, an' that feller Bacri, who, in my opinion, is the honestest man among the whole bilin' of 'em, he's bin an' found out w'ere they're hidin', an " here the seaman's voice descended to a hoarse whisper, while his eyes and wrinkled forehead spoke volumes "an' he's put me in commission to go an help 'em!"
"An' I scourin' the counthry all round about Connolly's farm lookin' for ye!" said Michael Lally indignantly, as he examined Jocko's knees. "And have they really got plenty of eggs at Connolly's?" cried Terry. "For only three will not last very long, you know." "Here, Missus Nancy, for all the sakes will you take your childher out o' my road?" cried Lally.
I wish I had the scourin' of some of those Germans! I'd I don't know as I wouldn't skin 'em alive." Albert laughed. "Some of them pretty nearly deserved it," he said. Rachel smiled grimly. "Well, let's talk about nice things," she said. "Oh, Issy Price was here this forenoon; Cap'n Lote sent him over from the office on an errand, and he said he saw you and Mr.
"No doubt that's true, Captain," said Jake, as he ladled the soup into his capacious mouth; "nevertheless we met Hunky Ben on the pine-river prairie scourin' over the turf like all possessed on Black Polly. We stopped him of course an' asked the news." "`News! cried he, `why, the Redskins have dug up the hatchet an' riz like one man.
"Ay, ye may say that," added Glynn; "we don't need such a huge bonfire as that to cook our supper with." "Och! be aisy, do. It'll do its work; small doubt o' that. The cap'n, poor man, ye know, is a'most deranged, an' they're every one o' them off at this good minute scourin' the woods lookin' for ye. O, then, it's sore hearts we've had this day!
We were both much affected by this news, and Euphemia joined Pomona in her tears. "Jonas is scourin' the town yet," said Pomona. "He'll never give up till he drops. But I felt you ought to know, and I couldn't keep this little thing in the night-air no longer. It's a sweet child, and its clothes are lovely.
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